Norwood/Olinville: Man Suffers Minor Injuries in Motor Vehicle Collision

By SILE MOLONEY

A man was taken to hospital following a motor vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway over the weekend. Police said on Saturday, May 7, at 6.49 a.m., a Nissan traveling north on the exit ramp of the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road [located in the 47th precinct] in the vicinity of Norwood / Olinville rear-ended a 2003 Ford who was stopped in traffic. The driver of the 2003 Ford was removed to an area hospital with minor injuries. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The following story is an extended and updated version of the one that appears in our latest print edition. District 11 Council Member Eric Dinowitz and Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz (A.D. 81) visited Webster Avenue with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), the Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and members of the 47th Precinct on Friday, April 29, to observe firsthand what was described as an escalating situation regarding the increased presence of mobile car washes along the avenue, as first reported by Norwood News in 2016. The council member and assemblyman discussed with agency representatives how

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection with a reckless, daylight shooting that occurred in Edenwald. On Monday, April 11, at approximately 5.47 p.m., police responded to a Shotspotter activation in front of 1182 East 223rd Street. Upon investigation, it was determined that an unknown person in possession of a gun fired several rounds on a residential street near 1143 East 223rd Street. After the shooting, the person fled toward Eastchester Road. No injuries or property damage were reported. The individual is

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 65-year-woman who was reported missing in The Valley section of the East Bronx. It was reported to police that Deborah Carson, 65, of 3155 Grace Avenue Bronx, NY, was last seen on Thursday April 28, at her home in the East Bronx, at approximately 8.23 p.m. She is described as female, is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, Black, weighs 140 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a gray sweater, a black skirt and gray socks. Anyone with information regarding this incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, April 27, that a Bronx woman and her boyfriend were charged with murder and manslaughter in the context of the June 2021 death of the woman’s eight-year-old, autistic son. According to the investigation, the defendants, Sharay Barney, 30, of East 166th Street in Morrisania, who was the biological mother of the child, and Michael Ransom, 33, of the same address and who was the child’s stepfather, were the sole caretakers of Joseph Barney, 8, a child who was autistic and non-verbal. On June 1, 2021, Joseph was found

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD have made an arrest following a hit & run incident in Wakefield that left a 49-year-old man with critical injuries. It was reported to police that on Friday, April 22, at 8.15 a.m., the person arrested allegedly stole a white 2002 Mitsubishi flatbed truck that had been parked in front of a lumber yard located at 4527 White Plains Road. At 8.17 a.m., as the vehicle was traveling northbound on White Plains Road, it struck a 49-year-old man who had been standing beside his vehicle, a grey Chevy Silverado pick-up truck. The

By SILE MOLONEY

A 30-year-old man has been arrested following an assault on a 79-year-old bus passenger aboard the BX12 bus according to police. The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help locating the man seen in the attached photo and video who was sought in connection with the incident that occurred aboard the bus traveling in the area south of Co-op City. Police said, “On Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 15.28 hours (3.28 p.m.) aboard a BX12 MTA bus in the vicinity of Bartow Avenue and Edson Avenue, an unidentified disorderly male spat at the victim, a 79-year-old

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection to an assault that occurred in Edenwald section of The Bronx. It was reported to police that on Tuesday, April 12, at approximately 7 p.m., at the corner of East 225th Street and Laconia Avenue (Edenwald NYCHA Development) in Edenwald, the unidentified individual approached a group of people and displayed a gun. He proceeded to shoot several rounds, striking a 15-year-old girl in the leg. EMS responded and transported the victim to NYC Health and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 48-year-old man, reported missing from the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Timothy Clark, 48, of 3514 Holland Avenue in Williamsbridge was last seen on Wednesday, March 30, at approximately 6.30 p.m., in front of his home. He is described as male, is about 5 feet tall, Black, weighs around 100 pounds and has fading black hair. Clark was last seen wearing a black jacket, gray sweatpants, brown boots and a green hat. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline